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This page seems a good jumping off point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies I had a scan and these
by frou_dh 15y ago
This page seems a good jumping off point:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies
I had a scan and these may be of interest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_the_well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_motive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_motive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilt_by_association http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilt_by_association
- poppysan 15y agoYeah, I think it may be a combo punch of poisoning the well (rage levels are already high from talks of racism) and Appeal to motive (why are you defending the racists?). Also there are some unspoken social rules that many forget when online. When in a very sensitive (emotional) conversation, being logical with no appeal to the emotion can appear cold, or excusing of the behavior that they are condemning (correctly or not).